Chapter 114 Divine Doctor
Many passengers who were asleep were startled awake by the sudden outcry.
Su Chen opened his eyes reluctantly, his face showing displeasure.
Of course, he was unhappy.
Because the pretty girl next to him, who had been leaning on his shoulder asleep, was now awoken.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Zhou Ya hadn't expected to fall asleep, let alone on Su Chen's shoulder, and she suddenly turned a shade of red.
Su Chen smiled and gestured that it was okay.
If you still want to lean on me, I won't mind.
The bus came to a stop.
A woman was seen, holding an infant of just a few months old, pacing around desperately.
Beside her stood a rugged-looking man, also completely at a loss.
The infant in the woman's arms was completely flushed, as if he had a high fever.
"Quick, take us to the hospital!" It was as if the rugged man suddenly remembered something, yelling at the bus driver.
"We are dozens of kilometers away from the nearest hospital," said the driver, his face looking troubled. Then he looked at the passengers and asked, "Is there a doctor here?"
Witnessing this scene, Zhou Ya frowned slightly, seemingly wanting to speak up but too afraid to do so.
Everyone in the cabin shook their heads, indicating that they were not doctors.
Su Chen was about to stand up when the pretty girl next to him beat him to it, saying, "I am a doctor."
After speaking, Zhou Ya felt a bit uneasy because, in fact, she was not a doctor; she was only a nurse, and moreover, an intern.
But now, apart from her, there were no other doctors, so she had to step forward.
The condition of the infant seemed to be quite serious; perhaps he couldn't last until they made it to the hospital.
Even if she couldn't cure him, delaying for some time would be good.
Su Chen was slightly stunned; he had not expected this pretty young girl to be a doctor.
He immediately stood up to let the girl pass.
"Doctor, you must save my child!" The woman clutched at Zhou Ya like she was a lifeline.
"Big sister, don't worry, I'll do my best," Zhou Ya nodded, then began to examine the child.
After checking, Zhou Ya roughly knew the situation: the child likely had a cold with a fever.
Now without tools or medication, she could only resort to the most primitive methods.
She was ready to use scraping therapy to try to relieve the symptoms temporarily.
However, a few minutes later, not only did the child's symptoms fail to improve, but he also began to foam at the mouth and convulse.
This scared Zhou Ya.
"Aren't you a doctor? Why is my son getting worse?" The woman and the rugged man were both extremely anxious.
"I, I don't know, I, I'm just a nurse…" At this point, Zhou Ya could only tell the truth.
The situation had gone beyond her capability to control.
"What? You're just a nurse?" Upon hearing Zhou Ya's words, the couple's faces turned pale immediately.
"A nurse dares to claim she's a doctor?"
"That's right, endangering yourself and others – maybe there was still hope if we had just gotten him to the hospital..."
"..."
Many people began to criticize Zhou Ya upon learning that she was only a nurse.
The words of the crowd seemed to have ignited the man's anger.
"Slap!"
The rugged man fiercely slapped Zhou Ya across the face.
After the slap, tears immediately welled up in Zhou Ya's eyes, but she could only keep bowing and apologizing.
"You've harmed my son; I want your life in return!" The man's eyes were bloodshot as he reached out and grabbed Zhou Ya by the throat.
"Give me back my son!" The woman was also hitting Zhou Ya with her hands.
Soon, Zhou Ya became breathless.
The young couple were genuine rural folk; their child was their everything.
If the man wasn't stopped, Zhou Ya might indeed have been choked to death.
But the surrounding people were indifferent, as if Zhou Ya deserved to die.
Who told you to impersonate a doctor when you're just a nurse?
"Hey, do you still want to save your child?" Just when Zhou Ya felt she was about to die, a faint voice rang out.
Then, Su Chen stood up and walked over to the woman.
"Young man, are you a doctor? If you're not a doctor, don't mess around!" The crowd started to murmur quietly as Su Chen stepped forward.
Lin Xi also frowned slightly, not wishing for Su Chen to get into trouble.
Su Chen ignored the gaze of the crowd and simply said to the woman: "Your son can last at most another half hour. It's your choice whether you want me to treat him or not."
Upon hearing that their child could only live for another half hour, the couple was immediately terrified.
"Doctor, please, you must save my son." Tears fell from the woman's eyes, pitter-pattering down.
"Give the child to me." Su Chen reached out his hand toward the woman.
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Su Chen took the child and without a word, turned the child upside-down.
"What is he going to do?" Everyone looked on, puzzled.
Su Chen held the child upside-down, then proceeded to vigorously pat the child's back.
After spanking for more than a dozen times, the child suddenly spat out a large amount of milk.
After vomiting for a few minutes, when the child had almost finished, he turned to the woman and said, "Do you have any boiled water?"
"Yes, yes." The woman quickly fetched a thermos cup that had been prepared in advance.
Su Chen fed the child some warm water, then handed the child back to the woman and said, "There, your child is fine now."
"Is, is it really alright now?" The woman could hardly believe it.
But instinctively, she touched the child's forehead and found it truly was no longer hot.
The child was no longer spitting out white foam or convulsing.
He peacefully fell asleep.
"Divine Doctor, truly a Divine Doctor." The crowd marveled.
"Thank you, Divine Doctor, we wouldn't know what to do without you." The woman, holding her child, was about to kneel to Su Chen.
Su Chen stopped her, then spoke lightly: "If you're grateful, thank this beautiful lady."
The couple looked puzzled, "But, she almost killed my child just now."
Su Chen said: "If it weren't for her initial treatment, I wouldn't have been able to cure the child so quickly."
The couple were simple rural folks; with the child well, naturally everything was fine. Following Su Chen's words, they apologized to Zhou Ya and thanked her.
They even wanted to give their homegrown eggs to Su Chen and Zhou Ya.
But they were declined by Su Chen.
Returning to his seat.
"Thank you." Zhou Ya whispered to Su Chen.
If it weren't for Su Chen this time, if the child had really died, she would have been ruined.
Even if not strangled by the man, she would live in the shadow of this event for a lifetime.
She would also live with self-blame.
Su Chen spoke indifferently: "In the future, don't just step forward in such cases."
While Zhou Ya's intentions were good, this was still a matter of life and death.
In fact, the child's sudden deterioration had nothing to do with Zhou Ya's treatment, but others wouldn't see it that way.
"I understand." Zhou Ya bit her lip and said.
A few minutes later, the child cried, seemingly hungry.
The rural woman didn't have any reservations, and immediately lifted her clothes to breastfeed the child.
Su Chen's expression changed dramatically at the sight.